Image copyright PA Image caption Myles Bradbury was sentenced to 22 years in prison for abusing child patients The mother of a child abused by a paedophile hospital doctor says her son has been “destroyed” by what happened. Myles Bradbury was jailed for 22 years in December 2014 after admitting abusing 18 victims at Addenbrooke’s [...]

Image copyright Getty Images The government is facing the threat of a defeat by rebel backbenchers when MPs vote on its flagship EU legislation. Led by former Attorney General Dominic Grieve – a Conservative MP – the rebels want to insert a legal guarantee that MPs should get a vote on any final Brexit deal [...]

Media captionWhat the Alabama upset will mean for Donald Trump’s agenda Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore. His unexpected victory deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who backed Mr Moore, and narrows the Republican [...]

Media captionUniversity student Ryan Archer’s love of gaming spiralled into gambling when he was 15 About half a million children and young people gamble every week, a Gambling Commission report is expected to show. The regulator has warned that children as young as 11 are using so-called skin betting websites, which let players gamble with [...]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Woody Johnson said the US president was not “namby-pamby” about voicing his opinions The US ambassador to Britain said he expects Donald Trump to visit the UK in the new year despite his recent Twitter row with Theresa May. Woody Johnson told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme that the disagreement [...]

Image copyright PA Drivers and commuters are facing difficult journeys in icy conditions across parts of the UK, following another night of sub-zero temperatures. The Met Office has extended yellow warnings for snow and ice until 11:00 GMT and the AA warned driving could be “hazardous”. Hundreds of schools are to stay closed for a [...]

Image caption Lord Kerslake said “our problems lie in the way that the NHS is funded and organised” Lord Kerslake has resigned as the chairman of a major London hospital trust because of NHS funding problems. The former head of the civil service says the government is being unrealistic about the challenges facing the health [...]

Two in five British women, and a fifth of men, have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey has found. These women told the BBC about their experiences of sexual harassment at work. Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42286562

Media captionThe forecast is for icy conditions on Monday Motorists are being warned of “treacherous” road conditions as snow turns into ice across parts of the UK. Hundreds of schools across England and Wales will be closed on Monday as the wintry conditions persist. Efforts have continued overnight to reconnect power to thousands of homes [...]

Image copyright Luke and Ryan Hart Image caption Claire Hart was shot with daughter Charlotte days after leaving her husband Luke Hart could never have foreseen his “controlling” father would kill his mother and sister in July 2016. Claire Hart, 50, was shot dead outside a swimming pool in Spalding, Lincs, with daughter Charlotte, 19, [...]